How to build a super quiet HTPC - Page 2

funkstar · 2006-11-04, 13:39

unfortunitely i can't hide my setup anywhere as i live in a one bedroom appartment. Originally i was going to house it in a built in cupboard in the bedroom, but i could still hear it. Ditched that PC and built one round the mCubed case (linked above) which sits along side my surround amp in the living room.

Thinking of building a second silent PC to act as a NAS system with 8+ drives each in silent enclosures. This will go into that cupboard.

We'll see how it goes.

forsaken! · 2006-11-04, 18:12

I use one of these: http://www.thermaltake.com/product/C...8000_index.asp

And Zalman cpu cooler and gfx cooler. I intended to netboot mythtv initially but I found that it wasnt really what I wanted so I bought a 2.5" hdd and installed MP instead.

This setup is virtually silent from a few meters away.

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2006-11-04, 13:39	#11 (permalink)
funkstar Portal Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Home Posts: 378 Thanks: 4 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Country:	unfortunitely i can't hide my setup anywhere as i live in a one bedroom appartment. Originally i was going to house it in a built in cupboard in the bedroom, but i could still hear it. Ditched that PC and built one round the mCubed case (linked above) which sits along side my surround amp in the living room. Thinking of building a second silent PC to act as a NAS system with 8+ drives each in silent enclosures. This will go into that cupboard. We'll see how it goes.

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forsaken! Portal Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 17 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	I use one of these: http://www.thermaltake.com/product/C...8000_index.asp And Zalman cpu cooler and gfx cooler. I intended to netboot mythtv initially but I found that it wasnt really what I wanted so I bought a 2.5" hdd and installed MP instead. This setup is virtually silent from a few meters away.